By: Madeline Geddes
Thanks for posting! I'm definitely going to work on my presence on Pinterest. As a new blogger, I'm having trouble getting traction to my blog while remaining anonymous. Can anyone share their experiences with that? PS I blog at: hikingbootscityroots.com
By: RikaConfesses
In reply to <a href="https://www.thirteenthoughts.com/ways-to-increase-your-blog-traffic/#comment-56638">Hannah</a>.
The first iteration of RikaConfesses started in 2008, and my readership is nothing to be envious of. In that time window I did switch from Blogspot to Wordpress, and I've also had massive chunks of time where posts are inconsistent/nonexistent. But, I get a handful of views a day no matter what, and every new post I make gets read by some people. And I blog what I want to, I do not blog the way that everyone else has proven pulls followers. That's worth something to me - I write things that are authentic and unique to me, and a handful of people read it. I try to balance the frustration/envy with that. (And yeah, the frustration is real.)
You are not too ugly to have a beauty blog. 1) You are not ugly. 2) I personally would rather see someone who isn't afraid to show their face at a variety of angle, in lighting that is like the lighting in the real word, rather than someone who only posts photos taken at their personal best angle only with the most flattering lighting possible. It tells me more about the product and what it actually actually looks like. Also, I'm so bored of seeing beauty blog after beauty blog from people with the same look - the same blended blonde bayalage hair in long soft waves, the light-but-tanned skin, the same eyelash extensions and even similar bone structure and nose shape. No offense to anyone who has that look - I'm a light haired white girl myself - but I'm just so ready to see different looks in the beauty blog space as well. I like seeing the photos where I see how you use makeup with your own look, and I like that the posts where you have pictures of yourself look like its you, in normal lighting, without a ton of filters or editing, sometimes out doing things in the real world.
I also like how you aren't afraid to talk about real issues, whether its health related or just life goings-ons.
Also go look at this post and look at how pretty you are! http://floraful.blogspot.com/2017/01/wet-n-wild-liquid-catsuit-lipsticks.html
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By: RikaConfesses
The "consistency" one is what I struggle with. I have a job that I love (I work in video games, its easy to love!) so when work gets busy, or has me traveling, I let it obliterate everything else I have going on. My blog gets a handful of views a day on its own, even during the couple of times I've let it sit for a several months so I really believe that mostly I'm killing my own growth by periodically failing to be consistent.
"Shareable content" seems to be what has worked best for me - although it seems to be more that the post is a type of content that is helpful to readers than that they are sharing it. My two posts on hairstyles with a side shave - https://rikaconfesses.com/2013/03/04/13-hairstyles-with-a-side-shave/ and https://rikaconfesses.com/2013/10/03/16-more-hairstyles-with-a-side-shave-buns-and-stuff/ - still get views (mostly from search engines) every day. I posted them in 2013, and by my standards now, the photos aren't even that great, and my hairstyling technique has gotten a lot better. But, the candid/non-manicured-ness of them seems to be what is speaking to people - those posts seem to be providing people with a realistic way to imagine what a side shave can look like, in real life, day-to-day. I even got a comment from a young girl who said those posts helped her convince her parents to let her shave part of her head!
(Now that I've written a comment novel here - I'm looking for some critique on the blog in its current state - if anyone has any notes for me on what I'm doing now that you like and don't like, please leave me a comment. I'm up for returning the favor too if you want!)
By: Febriyan Lukito
I read alot about the round up post and already made post about a round up post before at www.tulisanbloggerindonesia.com but never do a round up for myself. Maybe it is time to do it myself now.
By: Lydia Langston Bouzaid
After finding you on Bloglovin' I just read 10 of your posts on blogging for the first time and really love them. Really great stuff and interesting to read. Thank you so much now this year I'm going to get Pinterest to work for me. Again, thanks . PS I blog at www.efexusa.com.